Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs realme P4 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs realme P4 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while realme P4 Pro runs at 2.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while realme P4 Pro offers 6.8 inches, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to realme P4 Pro's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme P4 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making realme P4 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme P4 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making realme P4 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme P4 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 4832 mAh, making realme P4 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme P4 Pro offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while realme P4 Pro is rated 7.9.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while realme P4 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹149,900

@ Amazon

realme P4 Pro

₹28,710

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

96%

87%

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

27 Aug, 2025

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1280x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4832 mAh	7000 mAh
40W Fast Charging	80W Ultra Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

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7.9/10

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Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

Slim lightweight design
Bright 144Hz display
Smooth 144 FPS gameplay
Big battery, really fast charging

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

Audio lacks depth
Not thermally efficient

User Ratings

4.7/5

(1,744 ratings)

4.4/5

(18,783 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699 AnTuTu Score	1,088,192 AnTuTu Score
N/A	17h 17m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Aug 20, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

4 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 722

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,521,699

1,088,192

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

30.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

453 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

91.65 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

162.27 mm

Width

78 mm

76.16 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

7.68 mm

Weight

231 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP66 IP65

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Cinema Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4832 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 80W Ultra Charging 50% in 25 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

17h 17m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 17m 0s

0h 53m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)